anti-semite

1. 1.

   someone who hates and would persecute Jews

   SynonymsJew-baiter

   Broaderhater

1. 1.

   discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion

   Synonymsracistantiblack

   Similarprejudiced

Questions about anti-semite

What does anti-semite mean?

anti-semite means "someone who hates and would persecute Jews". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in anti-semite?

anti-semite has 4 syllables: an-ti--se-mite. The stress falls on "ti-".

What is another word for anti-semite?

Close synonyms include Jew-baiter, racist, antiblack. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is anti-semite a common word?

anti-semite is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.